A REBOURS (2012) • FRIENDLY FUR🔺 • ScentAdvice

To be honest, A Rebours was a pass when I first smelled it, so I set it aside for a while. Cumin isn’t listed, but either it’s in there or the animalics (civet, castoreum) mixed with perhaps caraway or some of the other notes create quite a sweaty, body odor in A Rebours, that threw me off initially.

Of course I gave it a fair chance and I must say the scent grew on me a lot. I still get that sweaty quality, but I do also find a lot of beautiful aspects. It’s a very watery floral with freesia and rose standing out for me, making it quite uplifting. It’s green and a bit spicy. The brand speaks of ‘sun rays falling on a cozy forest glade’ and that’s exactly the image that comes to mind.

I really enjoy the texture; while watery, it’s not one of those soft flower petal-rose water scents. It’s fizzy, a little bit acidic and it’s radiating a bit with the animalics; almost feels like it could be poisonous. A fragrance that came to mind for a vague reference is Les Parfums de Rosine Elogé du Vert; a rose scent with a unique green pepper and ginger blast. It has a similar tart floral with a green spicy tinge.